Sheep · Nine Minus Two

Wool Wisdom morning: nine sheep in a warm knot. Spike liked nine because nine is a finished-looking number.

Then Bobbin drifted. Static followed Bobbin because Static waits for soft company.

Nine minus two, Spike said carefully. Hold nine. Take away two. Seven still in the huddle.

Suzy explored first — Adventure Cap — along the fence line where wool thoughts wander. There: Bobbin and Static, stuck on an interesting thistle.

Not lost forever. Just subtracted from the huddle for a minute, Suzy called.

Spike soft-eyed them back. Seven plus two returned to nine. Addition can undo a worry if you counted first.

Cardigan, Cotton, Fleece, Merino, Woolworth, Jumper, Muster held the warm centre. Names help counts stay kind.

Little Thunder did not join the wool maths. Cattle have their own numbers.

Subtraction on a farm is often finding who left the group — then bringing care back, not only a smaller number.

Count the huddle with us: nine, take two, seven, then nine again when care works.

Nine minus two. Find, then nine.